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T-.KOEHLER- BRAKET.

No. 390,302. Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

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BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part ol' Letters Patent No. 390,302, dated October 2, 1889.

Application tiled November 10, 1887. Serial No. J5-1,509.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it' known that I, Tnnononn Konnnna, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brackets, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to improvements in brackets, and especially to such as are applied to upright pianos, organs, andthe like for the purpose of supporting a lamp or other object.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device of this description which can be readily applied to a musical instrumentmsuch as an upright piano--with` out marring the same, and one which can loe readily adjusted to adapt it to the particular construction of the instrument or other object to which it is to be attached.

In view o1' this object my invention consists, essentially, in certain novel means ol' adjustment, whereby the bracket can be iirmly applied, all of which is more fully pointed out in the following specification and claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whieh- Figure l represents a sectional side elevation of an upright piano to which my improved bracket is applied. Fig. 2 is a front View o1' the bracket detached, said figure being drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same with part in section. Fig. It is a horizontal section in the plane .r x, Fig. 1.

Similar lettersindicate correspondingparts.

In the drawings, the letterA designates a bracket, which may be constructed of any suitable material and according to any suitable design. It is provided with a horizontal shell' or support, a, for receiving a lamp or other desired object.

B I3 are a pair of vertical hangers, which are provided with hooked ends, such as Z b, that are constructed to fit over asuitable object-such, for instance, as the front, c, of a piano, (see Figs. 1 and 3,) whereby the bracket is suspended. Said hangers are made adj ustable vertically, or in the direction of their length, their shanks being received by guides d d on the back of the bracket. Setscrews e 'e, extending through the bracket and imping- (No model.)

ing upon the hangers, hold them securely in their adjusted position. For the purpose of obtaining a lateral hold or contact for the bracket, I make use of a support, C, which projects laterally from the lower end of the rear of the same, and bears upon the object to which the bracket is applied. In upright pianos and the like the front has usually a panel, as e, Figs. l and 3, which lies below the level of the remaining portion of the front. Since the depth of this panel varies, it is necessary that the lateral support C must be ad j ustable toward and from the bracket, in order to cause the bracket to fit closely any particular instrument. In the example shown in the drawings this lateral support C consists of a threaded shank having a bent or curved ter minal, which engages with the object to which the bracketis attachedfor instance, the panel e, Figs. l and 3. Said terminal isbent, in order to obtain a larger Aloeariiig-surface. The threaded shank extends through the bracket and engages an internal thread therein. It is provided with a suitable head, so that it can be readily turned When it is desired to adjust the same.

To additionally support the bracket laterally, I provide supplementary lateral supports C C', one at each side of the bracket, which prevent said bracket from swaying or vibrating. These lateral supports C'are constructed precisely similar to the lateral support C, and are adjustable in the same manner.

In practiceI make the hanger B B and the lateral supports C C C of metal, and in order to prevent the same from scratching or otherwise marring the object to which the bracket is applied I provide the terminals ofthe same with cushions f and j". In the example shown in the drawings the cushions are formed by portions of softrubber tubing, which are slipped over the hooked or curved terminals ofthe hangers and lateral supports; but, if desired, they can be made ol' any other suitable material and in any other shape.

It is obvious that my improved bracket can be attached to other objects than upright pianos, and can be used to sustain vases or other articles; therefore I do not wish to restrict myself to any particular application or purpose for the same.

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It is also obvious that instead of two hangers, B B, for suspending1 the bracket, only one hanger need be used, which would be placed centrally; but two hangers render the bracket 5 more stable.

Heretofore a show-stand has been used having shelves which are provided with loops sliding on inclined bars and held by set-screws, adjustable supports also being provided to ro render the shelf horizontal. I lay no claim,

broadly, to such features.

W'hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

rIhe combination, with a bracket having horizontal adjustable supports C and C', and [5 provided with guides (l and Z,of hooked hangers B, upon which said guides are adjustable vertically, and setserews e, engaging with the hangers, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my 2 hand and seal in the presence of two subscribing` Witnesses.

THEO. KOEHLER. [n s] Witnesses:

W. C. I-IAUFF, E. F. KAsTENr-IUBER. 

